Tone and Mood Words

Tone is the:

• writer's attitude.

• feeling or atmosphere created for the reader.

• moral lesson learned about human nature in a story.

• the time and place of the story.

Mood is:

• the writer's attitude toward his or her subject.

• the feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader.

• the moral lesson learned about human nature in a story.

• the struggle between opposing forces; internal or external

Tone and mood words that mean sad:

• jubilant, glad, content, merry, jovial, gleeful, delighted

• annoyed, irate, vexed, irritated, furious, mad, indignant

• sorrowful, dejected, morose, melancholy, sullen, gloomy

• tranquil, calm, serene, relaxing, soothing, restful, placid

Tone and mood words that mean happy are:

• jubilant, glad, content, merry, jovial, gleeful, delighted

• sorrowful, dejected, morose, melancholy, sullen, gloomy

• tranquil, calm, serene, relaxing, soothing, restful, placid

• annoyed, irate, vexed, irritated, furious, mad, indignant

Tone and mood words that angry are:

• jubilant, glad, content, merry, jovial, gleeful, delighted

• annoyed, irate, vexed, irritated, furious, mad, indignant

• tranquil, calm, serene, relaxing, soothing, restful, placid

• sorrowful, dejected, morose, melancholy, sullen, gloomy

Tone and mood words that mean peaceful are:

• sorrowful, dejected, morose, melancholy, sullen, gloomy

• annoyed, irate, vexed, irritated, furious, mad, indignant

• jubilant, glad, content, merry, jovial, gleeful, delighted

• tranquil, calm, serene, relaxing, soothing, restful, placid

Tone and mood words that mean uncertain are:

• doubtful

• indecisive

• ambivalent

• All of the above

Tone and mood words that mean whimsical are:

• grave, important, significant, major, urgent, earnest

• anxious, uneasy, nervous, worried

• apathetic, unconcerned, neutral, uninterested

• fanciful, playful, quirky, offbeat

Tone and mood words that mean apprehensive are:

• grave, important, significant, major, urgent, earnest

• fanciful, playful, quirky, offbeat

• anxious, uneasy, nervous, worried

• apathetic, unconcerned, neutral, uninterested

Tone and mood words that mean serious include:

• grave, important, significant, major, urgent, earnest

• anxious, uneasy, nervous, worried

• apathetic, unconcerned, neutral, uninterested

• fanciful, playful, quirky, offbeat